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Sirajul Islam (Panchagarh politician)

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Sirajul Islam
Member of Parliament
for Dinajpur-2
In office
1973–1982
Succeeded bySatish Chandra Roy
Member of Parliament
for Panchagarh-1
In office
1986–1988
Succeeded byAbdul Kuddus
Personal details
Political partyAwami League

Sirajul Islam (1944 – 2 June 1996) was an Awami League politician in Bangladesh and a member of parliament for Dinajpur-2 and Panchagarh-1.[1]

Early life

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Sirajul Islam was born in 1944 in Mahajan Para of Maidandighi Union, Boda Upazila located in Panchagarh district. His father's name is Imaz Uddin Ahmed and mother's name is Kabijan Necha. He was the fifth among seven sisters and two brothers.[1]

Personal life

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Sirajul Islam's only brother Nurul Islam Sujan is a member of parliament for the Panchagarh-2 constituency and rail minister.

Career

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Islam was elected to parliament from Dinajpur-2 as an Awami League candidate in 1973 and 1979.[2] He was elected to parliament from Panchagarh-1 as an Awami League candidate in 1986.[3]

Legacy

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Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Stadium and Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Railway Station (the main railway station of Panchagarh) were named after him.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b বীর মুক্তিযোদ্ধা এ্যাডভোকেট সিরাজুল ইসলাম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী সীমিত আকারে পালন | রংপুরের কন্ঠ. rangpurerkantho.com (in Bengali). 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Panchagarh-Dhaka non-stop train service begins". banglanews24.com. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.